Kiribati - Newspaper still awaiting publication licence after five months

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders reiterates its request to Taberannang Timeon, the Kiribati minister for communications, transport, tourism and industrial development, to grant a publication licence to the newspaper Kiribati Independent under the Newspaper Registration Act (1989). “A registration application was submitted by the Kiribati Independent in December 2011 – why is it still under consideration?” the press freedom organization asked. “This silence, accompanied by two ministerial orders (...)

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